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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Urban Stud. 2022 May 19;60(2):256–273. doi: 10.1177/00420980221094021

Table 1.

The descriptive summary of parent–child pairs (N = 2828).

Variables Parent Child
Years surveyed 1968–2005 1977–2017
Race
 White 59.2% 59.2%
 Black 40.8% 40.8%
Mean age 35.9 34.2
Mean family income*
 White $86,258 $106,818
 Black $46,344 $52,739
Education
 High school or less 63.9% 40.0%
 College or higher 18.4% 31.4%
Mean number of children 3.1 1.4
Living in MSA** 85.5% 87.1%
*

Adjusted by 2017 Consumer Price Index.

**

Metropolitan Statistical Area.